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NCCCO Comments on OSHA’s Proposed Crane Rule

July 5, 2018—NCCCO has reviewed OSHA’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) and has presented its responses, comments, and recommendations in a 13-page letter to Loren Sweatt, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health. Read the complete text of NCCCO’s comments on the Proposed Rule.

The key points highlighted in this letter cover:

Proposed extension of time and delayed enforcement

No exemption for cranes in the 5,000–35,000 lb. capacity range

Qualifications of trainers

Elimination of the requirement to certify based on capacity of crane

Retention of the requirement to have testing procedures for recertification

OSHA’s proposal to have operators “deemed certified” under certain circumstances

Qualifications of evaluators

NCCCO’s recommendation that evaluators be precluded from acting as trainers